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  2. Setting (narrative) - Wikipedia

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    Setting may refer to the social milieu in which the events of a novel occur. [3] [4] The elements of the story setting include the passage of time, which may be static in some stories or dynamic in others with, for example, changing seasons. A setting can take three basic forms. One is the natural world, or in an outside place.

  3. List of writing genres - Wikipedia

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    Writing genres (more commonly known as literary genres) are categories that distinguish literature (including works of prose, poetry, drama, hybrid forms, etc.) based on some set of stylistic criteria. Sharing literary conventions, they typically consist of similarities in theme/topic, style, tropes, and storytelling devices; common settings ...

  4. List of fictional towns in literature - Wikipedia

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    The principal setting for most of the novels of the series, it is viewed as being the foremost city on the Disc. Ansul Ursula K. Le Guin: Voices: It is the setting of the second novel in the Annals of the Western Shore trilogy. Once famed as a center of learning, but it was invaded and subjugated by the Alds, a desert people who believe the ...

  5. List of fictional universes in literature - Wikipedia

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    The setting for the Dark Tower series of novels and derived works, which also ties into a number of King's other novels, such as The Stand and Eyes of the Dragon. Includes the towns of Derry, 'Salem's Lot and Castle Rock, and the recurring antagonist Randall Flagg. Alliance-Union universe: Heavy Time: 1991 C. J. Cherryh

  6. List of narrative techniques - Wikipedia

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    Name Definition Example Setting as a form of symbolism or allegory: The setting is both the time and geographic location within a narrative or within a work of fiction; sometimes, storytellers use the setting as a way to represent deeper ideas, reflect characters' emotions, or encourage the audience to make certain connections that add complexity to how the story may be interpreted.

  7. American literary regionalism - Wikipedia

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    Any literary movement will have its diversity, but there are certain shared characteristics that help to define a literary movement. In the case of regionalism, these characteristics include the following: [5] A focus on the setting of the story, often to such a degree that it appears little else happens beyond description of the setting and ...

  8. Historical fiction - Wikipedia

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    Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events.Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other types of narrative, including theatre, opera, cinema, and television, as well as video games and graphic novels.

  9. Nautical fiction - Wikipedia

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    An illustration from a 1902 printing of Moby-Dick, one of the renowned American sea novels. Nautical fiction, frequently also naval fiction, sea fiction, naval adventure fiction or maritime fiction, is a genre of literature with a setting on or near the sea, that focuses on the human relationship to the sea and sea voyages and highlights nautical culture in these environments.